Also known as: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa · President Cyril Ramaphosa · President Ramaphosa · Ramaphoza · Mr Ramaphosa
South African President who announced emergency responses to gender-based violence and pledged investigations into women's murders near Johannesburg.
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Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled that parliament had violated the constitution by blocking moves to impeach him in 2022. …
South Africa president faces call to resign after court rulingJoy Online
… This collective alarm is shared by Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, whose leaders have met with President Cyril Ramaphosa to call for calm and the preservation of “African brotherhood.” Regional Alarm and Economic Fallout Nigeria is not alone in its concern. …
Tinubu orders Nigerian missions in South Africa to establish crisis unit as xenophobic attacks escalateJoy Online
… These incidents have prompted Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa to call for regional calm. …
South Africa condemns ‘fake videos’ of alleged xenophobic attacks on foreign nationalsThe Ghanaian Times
… He said that despite the condemnation of the attacks by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the country’s 2026 Freedom Day celebrations last month, the violence had persisted, leading to more deaths. …
Attacks on African migrants in South Africa Move beyond condemnation to action – Minority Leader demands accountability from S.A govtJoy Online
… Although he acknowledged comments by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemning xenophobia and calling for the rule of law, he argued that stronger action was needed. …
Afenyo-Markin urges ECOWAS action over killings, xenophobia and border barriersDaily Guide
… The South African government, under Cyril Ramaphosa, has issued perfunctory appeals and done little else. …
Xenophobia And The African Condition: A Call For SobrietyJoy Online
… South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the attacks but also cautioned foreigners to respect local laws. …
Nigeria plans to repatriate nationals willing to leave South Africa after attacksJoy Online
… South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the attacks but also cautioned foreigners to respect local laws. …
Nigeria plans to repatriate nationals willing to leave South Africa after attacksThe Chronicle
… South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the attacks but also cautioned foreigners to respect local laws. …
Nigeria summons South African envoy over attacks on its nationalsA South African court found Imanuwela David guilty of stealing more than $500,000 in cash from a farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Limpopo province in 2020. David was also convicted of conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal, along with cleaner Froliana Joseph, while her brother was acquitted.
4 hours ago · Joy Online →
A South African court found Imanuwela David guilty of stealing more than $500,000 in cash from a farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Limpopo province in 2020. David was also convicted of conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal, along with cleaner Froliana Joseph, while her brother was acquitted.
4 hours ago · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intention to remove South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), a preferential trade programme allowing eligible African countries duty-free exports to the US, effective 1 January 2027. The Trump administration cited barriers to US trade and investment, national security concerns, and for Rwanda, additional concerns about human rights and political pluralism, while pointing to corruption in South Africa's case.
5 hours ago · Joy Online →
Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's election with 51.79% of votes, becoming the first president since 1985 to be elected after losing the first round. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to recognise the result and called for it to be annulled.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya, South Africa's deputy police chief, resigned after being charged with sexual offences including the grooming of a 16-year-old girl and the rape of an 18-year-old woman, as well as human trafficking. He also faces allegations of links to organised crime, which led to his suspension last year; he denies all charges except acknowledges consensual sex with the 18-year-old woman.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke were among six people killed when their helicopter crashed in the Marondera rural area, about 70km east of Harare, on Wednesday evening. The cause of the crash was not immediately known and police said investigations were under way.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an audit of unsafe streets following the discovery of 12 women's bodies in two months east of Johannesburg. He acknowledged the country's failure to adequately address gender-based violence and announced measures including municipal women's safety audits and plans to reduce alcohol-related violence.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a multidisciplinary national-level emergency response to gender-based violence after 12 women's bodies were discovered in an area east of Johannesburg over two months, acknowledging the government has "not done enough" to protect women and girls. The response includes municipal women's safety audits to identify high-risk areas such as broken streetlights, overgrown spaces, and unsafe transport routes.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Journalists Association and Media Foundation for West Africa to convene a national stakeholder engagement on hate speech, abusive online content, and responsible digital communication, and to develop a roadmap for addressing the problem. The engagement is expected to involve the National Media Commission, Ghana Police Service, civil society, traditional media, bloggers, influencers, legal and human-rights experts, digital platforms and other institutions.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Ghana Journalists Association and Media Foundation for West Africa to lead a national stakeholder engagement on hate speech, abusive online content, and responsible digital communication, and to develop a roadmap addressing the issue. The initiative raises questions about where to draw the line between legitimate criticism and hate speech in Ghana's public discourse.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of three more women's bodies in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing the total to 12 found in the area in two months. Police have made arrests in three cases but cannot rule out the possibility of a serial killer.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's new ambassador to Washington, Roelf Meyer, told the BBC that the notion of a mass attack on the white Afrikaner minority does not exist, rejecting US President Donald Trump's assertion of white genocide in South Africa. Meyer, himself a born Afrikaner and former mediator who helped end apartheid, said facts about violence in South Africa had been misrepresented.
27 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman's body in two months, with bodies found across Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg since July. Police have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted leaders from the Brics group, including China, Russia, Iran, the UAE, and South Africa, in Delhi this weekend. Though India successfully brought these geopolitically diverse nations together—despite histories of border disputes and the ongoing Iran-Middle East conflict—the summit exposed tension over achieving consensus on a new global order.
17 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagements on medical advice following his return from the BRICS summit in India, with Cabinet ministers to represent him at scheduled events. Foreign Affairs Minister Ronald Lamola will lead South Africa's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in Ramaphosa's absence.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trump administration has announced visa restrictions targeting people accused of discriminating against South Africa's white minority and promoting race-based discrimination, land confiscation without compensation, or inciting violence. South Africa has repeatedly denied allegations of persecuting white people or confiscating land, saying claims of white genocide lack reliable evidence.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged that no stone will be left unturned in investigating the deaths of at least seven or eight women found in and around Kempton Park over the past two months. Police are investigating whether a group of people is behind the killings but are not linking them to a serial killer at this stage.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. is implementing a visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals from South Africa responsible for or complicit in uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, or incitement of violence against minority ethnic or racial groups. The Trump administration has criticised South Africa over racial inequality policies, land reform, and its genocide case against Israel.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Indian Prime Minister Modi hosted a BRICS summit in Delhi where leaders including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Iran's president gathered to discuss becoming "rule-shapers" rather than "rule-takers" in global affairs. The meeting provided a platform to reassess relationships amid the Iran-Middle East conflict, though reaching agreement on a new global order proved difficult.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Seven members of South Africa's special forces and one military police officer have been charged with murdering Lt Col Frans Mathipa, a senior police detective, in August 2023. The men deny the charges; three have refused to comply with a court order and remain working for the army, with one promoted, and no trial date has been scheduled.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews journalist Maame Esi Nyamekye Thompson hosted the 21st Kronti ne Akwamu Lecture at CDD-Ghana, featuring UN Special Envoy Hannah Tetteh discussing how the international system is shifting from multilateral cooperation toward geopolitical rivalry, exposing smaller economies to greater vulnerabilities.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court to challenge the Expropriation Act, a law that allows the state to seize land in the public interest without compensation in some cases. The law, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in January 2025 as part of efforts to redress apartheid's legacy, has caused friction with the largest party, the African National Congress, and prompted the law to be cited by U.S. President Donald Trump when cutting off aid to the country.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A 47-year-old Nigerian man left his wife, twin children, and business behind in Johannesburg and took a voluntary repatriation flight to Nigeria in June, citing harassment and fear for his safety as anti-migrant protests intensified. Tens of thousands of foreigners have left South Africa over the past two months, fuelling diplomatic tensions with other African nations.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government has announced a GH¢5,500 support package for Ghanaian evacuees returning from South Africa, comprising a GH¢5,000 reintegration grant, GH¢500 travel allowance, relief items, and NHIS registration. The two-phase evacuation exercise is expected to bring home nearly 2,000 Ghanaians, with the first phase having brought 926 returnees and the second phase expected to facilitate the return of about 1,000 more.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigeria called on South Africa to do more to prevent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants, saying repeated violence was straining ties and raising questions about government complicity. Nigerian officials said at least 1,490 Nigerians have been evacuated from South Africa since the latest outbreak of xenophobic violence, and at least 98 Nigerians have been killed in such attacks since 2022.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South African authorities are investigating the death of 42-year-old Nigerian Ibeh Chika Simon, who collapsed while being arrested by Cape Town police; a post-mortem showed multiple bruises and abrasions on his back and chest. Nigeria's consul general condemned the incident and alleged a pattern of unresolved deaths and misconduct against foreign nationals, amid heightened tensions over xenophobic violence.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A South African court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to temporarily halt a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the "Farmgate" scandal, in which burglars stole large sums of cash hidden in a sofa from his private farm in 2022. The halt is pending the court's determination of Ramaphosa's separate legal challenge to the independent panel's findings, which parliament had previously shelved before being ordered by the Constitutional Court in May to revive the impeachment process.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is conducting the final phase of its mass repatriation exercise for Ghanaians stranded in South Africa following xenophobic attacks. Nearly 900 Ghanaian nationals voluntarily registered to leave, with about 926 already repatriated in earlier stages and remaining registered individuals beginning to return home on July 25.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama held talks with Ronald Lamola, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa, regarding recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Mahama said Ghana had submitted a petition to the African Union Commission over the attacks and stressed the importance of addressing the issue at the continental level rather than avoiding it.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa has rejected a petition filed by two Ghanaians at the International Criminal Court seeking an investigation into attacks on foreigners, calling it "opportunistic" and arguing its own legal system can handle such matters. Ghana has repatriated citizens following anti-migrant violence and claims one of its nationals was killed, though South African authorities deny this.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has called on the African Union to formally address recurring xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, arguing the issue threatens African unity and continental integration. The AU Commission Chairman has agreed to table the matter for discussion at the next AU Summit, and Ghana has formally requested its inclusion on the agenda.
23 July 2026 · The Chronicle →